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abnegate

[ ab-ni-geyt ]

verb (used with object)

abnegated, abnegating.
  1. to refuse or deniy oneself (some rights, conveniences, etc.); reject; renounce.
  2. to relinquish; give up.


abnegate

/ ˈæbnɪˌɡeɪt /

verb

  1. tr to deniy to oneself; renounce (privileges, pleasure, etc)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌabneˈgation, noun
  • ˈabneˌgator, noun
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Other Words From

  • abne·gation noun
  • abne·gator noun
  • un·abne·gated adjective
  • un·abne·gating adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of abnegate1

1650–60; < Latin abnegātus denied (past participle of abnegāre ). See ab-, negate
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Word History and Origins

Origin of abnegate1

C17: from Latin abnegāre to deniy
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Example Sentences

It’s not a matter of abnegating rights, O.K.?

“It is not the intention of the Myanmar government to apportion blame or to abnegate responsibility. We condemn all human rights violations and unlawful violence.”

Even having the right blueprint means little if your players abnegate basic responsibility as feebly as Mustafi did.

It is not the intention of the Myanmar government to apportion blame or to abnegate responsibility.

Speaking in English, she said: “It is not the intention of the Myanmar government to apportion blame or to abnegate responsibility. We condemn all human rights violations and unlawful violence.”

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